University of Kentucky faculty who would like to replace a traditional textbook with alternative course content in the academic year 2023-24 are welcome to submit a proposal to UK Libraries’ Alternative Textbook Grant Program. The grants will support adoption, adaptation or revision of existing open textbooks and creation of new course content. The deadline to apply to March 31.
University of Kentucky faculty who would like to replace a traditional textbook with alternative course content in the academic year 2022-2023 are welcome to submit a proposal to UK Libraries’ Alternative Textbook Grant Program. The grants will support adoption or adaptation of existing open textbooks and creation of new course content.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 2, 2021) University of Kentucky faculty who would like to replace a traditional textbook with alternative course content in the academic year 2021-22 are welcome to submit a proposal to UK Libraries’ Alternative Textbook Grant Program. The grants will support adoption or adaptation of existing open textbooks and creation of new course content.
UK Libraries has held five rounds of the Alternative Textbook Grant Program from 2016 to 2020. Thirty-three of the funded courses had been taught by August 2020 with a total enrollment exceeding 10,000 students and cumulative estimated savings over $1.27 million for the enrolled students. In other words, each student saved about $125 on average thanks to the use of alternative course content in place of traditional textbooks.